Ponni Nadhi Singer Bamba Bakiya Passes Away At 49

After
his
continuous
collaboration
with
AR
Rahman,
fans
were
looking
for
more
from
Bamba
Bakiya
and
his
recent
release
‘Ponni
Nadhi’ from

Ponniyin
Selvan
has
been
much
celebrated.
The
49-year-old
talented
singer
passed
away
in
Chennai,
this
morning
(September
2).

Bakiyaraj
AKA
Bamba
Bakiya,
had
revealed
in
a
recent
interview
that
AR
Rahman
named
him
after
the
Sufi
singer
Bamba,
whose
voice
was
used
as
a
reference
for
the
‘Pullinangal’
song
from

2.0
which
was
sung
by
Bakiyaraj,
and
hence
the
name
Bamba
Bakiya.
Bakiya
had
often
donned
costumes
inspired
by
the
Sufi
singer.

He
had
also
spoken
about
some
independent
albums
and
sounded
quite
excited
about
those
projects.
He
mentioned
the
creative
liberty
that
comes
with
working
on
independent
projects.

Talking
about
artists
he
would
love
to
sing
for,
he
had
mentioned
that
he
was
looking
forward
to
singing
for
Ajith
as
he
had
already
sung
Simtaangaran
for
Vijay
in

Sarkar.

Bakiya
spoke
highly
of
lyricist
Vivek
in
the
interview.
He
said
that
Vivek
had
written
the
song
‘Kaalame’
from

Bigil
amazingly
well,
and
it
brought
tears
to
his
eyes
when
he
sang
it.

This
is
what
Vivek
tweeted
after
the
unfortunate
demise
of
the
singer.

“It’s
shocking.
A
great
singer
is
no
more.
Pullinangal
will
always
resonate
in
our
ears.
Working
with
him
in
Kaalame
n
Simtangaran
is
a
special
experience.
My
thought
goes
out
to
his
family
and
@arrahman
sir.”

Actor
Karthi,
star
of
the
film
Ponniyin
Selvan
featuring
in
‘Ponni
Nadhi’
sung
by
Bamba
Bakiya,
tweeted,
“Really
saddened
by
the
sudden
demise
of
Bamba
Bakiya.
I
pray
that
his
family
and
friends
have
the
strength
to
bear
this
huge
loss.
#RIPBambaBakiya”